New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-03
A BREAK IN THE HOT SPELL.
The COOLEST WEATHER FOR TWO WEEKS.
MANY CASES OF PRosTRATIoN-THE INDICATIONS
FOR TO-DAY.

MANY CASES OF PROsTRATION-THE INDICATIONS
FOR TODAY
Yesterdays weather was marked by q highly unex.
peced and gr ateu break in the fiery record which the
sun and the dogstar together have been making for
the last three weeks he Signal Service experts had
sent out their stereotyped promises OF slightly
warmer weather. ani the hardened sufferers in and
about town prepared to the mercury 20 to
81 or "a again with some show OF resignation. But
the machinery which grinds representations for
the Weather Bureau has been sadly out OF gear OF
ate and to the asionsbment OF the prophets, who had
their eyes fixed chiefly high temperatures west OF
the Rocky Mountains, and alleged Southern cy ones
a low barometer, or something of that sort, stole
upon them from the Atlantic and knocked out for the
time beng both heat and humidity.
On Monday the mercury got up as tar as 02. 1t
looked q gool deal yesterday morning as ii the red
fluid in udnrts big glass tube would easily beat that
before sundown At a. IN. the temperature was 70
"a rgh sumner average-and in the next three hours
1t rose to s5-a rate OF speed which promised a max
imum at $3.50 p. OF 30 ut least Shortly alter noon
the of-sho:e low barometer arrived and the mercury
began to tumble stitf salt breeze blew up Broad
wav. and though the dreaded humidity bed Its own
the high temperature weakened at the knees percepti
bly,. AT p. NJ the big thermometer showed 49, and
a $3.50 %. only 81. One cool puil vf wind followed
suother aud the high temperature wiled. sharp
thunder shower tell al p. m and from that tine
the man who bad put on fannci SHIRT Tor the day
eager to vote line new summer dress reform dis
m 81 failure.
Fair weather, slightly warmer, winch may as we'll
The sky was c'ondy nearly all day Yesterday and
showers threat med late In the evening The
humidity during the forenoon averaged about 80 aud
rain increased it, but fall in emperature took
out all the sickness. There are chances tor local
rains to-day according 10 some OF the bulletins
.ow tesnT eratufe has been dts overed ont West
lug slowly Eastward and il not dssipated By running
foul of ST. Louis and Chicago, there some prospect
of its reaching New York toward the end of the week
and relieving the hot spc permanently from coast
guard duty. Some OF the weatber-wiss are sceptcal
oven about this.
bus hotter than Boston. Boston Is getting quite set
up a summer resort. NeT-fork and Philadelphia
still fighting It out which has the gre ater attrac-
tions as winter ssDitarium. Strangely enough the
hot weather has failed TO produce mad dog scare.
The sea-serpent came In usual with July but the
mad dog has tailed 10 mater alize even IN NewJertey
The shower whl3h fell m this city about p. IN.
was unusually heavy one The rain came down IN
sheets and there sharp flashes oi lightning all
around. There another Sigh, shower about
1880 p. m. The totai rainfall Tor the day was o2
Inch small cyclone struck Astoria, H. l., about III
a. yesterday. II ofthe roofs OF ,everal farm
houses outside OF the town and blew down several
patches OF grain.
Al Rochelle the storm oil the afternoon sshed
away par OF tho Newforb, New-lIsven and Hart
iord railway track and trains delayed about
hoir in -eqnence At New Brunswick, N. j., rain
ana hail tell Tor an hour aud o halt The house OF
James Barker struct By lightning and one end OF
It torn out. Several barns out.ido the town we're
also struck. rhe cell ,rs we're flooded ami the fires OF
the Janeway & Cos. factory and the Empire Machine
Works put out.
The iolo wing cases OF prostrat on IRON the heat
reported in this city yesterday
Patrick wsay age twenty no address, taken to or the
Ave- No s2s IVES. Thirty taken to tn"n Ss s9C.s
sight disl sudden a, 80 iSs ssvenin't James A,sas
wSte.. and taken Chamber. street Mo.piia s I.
st. pro,iraied IN front - o. 40 4S7 Brooms;s,.
brown ssr sn mnsachs prOraied a, Fors ssven.S:s
and IN. james gSa
age fSrtysi No 40 cat6edra.t taken 70 Bellevue Hos
twenty aiSS. ss@ So1s: Thoma: Reilly age forty i've.
nS found aatf az Sna to Bellevue no.p
1 1Ss' IN r on Sas az s. assoa Lucas spls ago
tory No Is. Tho@pson.s Deani; l,ahIey porter At
sIls ago dSfiS one Of NJ Sss MyrissSs roosiyn
assP 1 G 'Ss c S o IVES.
Hospital, George Ebeinsnsm Age S NO. - we.
crty nfy,even. Of No i47 suvanst taken 10 Belle
Masnus Gudmandson. age fo.ty. an immigrant who
arrived on the steamship Ph~nuia on Monday with
bis wife and two children, was overcome with the
beat yesterday at Castle Garden ID taken to the hos
pital where he died. rhore several deaths from
sunstroke in Brooklyn yesterday. aud two in Newark
John Smith. age 6ity OF No. % Osk-st died suddenly
last evening the schooner Annie r. Hascheor. lying
at Pier 90. Last River. iiom the eject OF the heat
The schooner yacht Jennie Lee owned by Captain
ilton during squall at o'clock Yesterday afternoon
The yacht contained Captain Booncr, Of Jersey Cty,
OF the same company; Counsellor Hughes OF Jersey
City; Captain Brownrigg and John Fogarty. aged
desperate struggle succeeded In gaining shore at Fort
Hamilton, In an exhausted condition. Little johnny
Fogarty, came dying II was only after hard work
that he was restored Captain Br0wnrigg was at the
helm when the accident occurred.
The mean temperature In Brooklyn last week was Io.
and the mean humidity Was ss per cent Inc amount m
of rain was 80 inches William u. s. Durbrow age 6s,
OF No Iis sxth-avc Brooklyn. was prostrated by the
heat at Clinton and Remscn-s Brooklyn, yesterday
afternoon and staggered Into the Second Presbyterian
Church which Il undergoing repairs There he fell Into
the arms OF Miss Jarvo, a daughter OF Dr. william
Jarvie dentist In Clinton ST. and died He was e.erk
nv occupation. Andrew Oberle, tfty OF No.
Box st. Brooklyn. also died from the heat owen Deg
nan. Of Fthave and Union at. Brooklyn. was over
come by the and died at ST. Peters Hospital Abra-
ham Panhof age fifty, OF No. Washington place,
Brooklyn died from the effects OF the heat Michael
Costello OF Flatbush was Frustrated at the Eastern
Parkway and FranKin-aye and died on the way 10 his
hoIue